Acts, Chapter 28
Introduction
This entry meets the strict three-criteria standard of the Theosis Library:
- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 316.
- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
Manuscript note: KJV verse 28:29 is not present in Codex Sinaiticus as transcribed by the Codex Sinaiticus Project. The English is shown for reference with no Greek beside it. Tischendorf's edition reading is available under "Compare" for the surrounding verses. This is a genuine difference between the 4th-century manuscript and the later text underlying the KJV, and it can be checked directly on the folio.
How was this verified? (Provenance)
1και διαϲωθεντεϲ τοτε επεγνωμεν οτι μελιτη η νηϲοϲ καλειται · 2οι δε βαρβαροι παρειχαν ου την τυχουϲαν φιλανθρωπιαν ημι αψαντεϲ γαρ πυρα προϲανελαμβανο πανταϲ ημαϲ δια τον υετον τον εφεϲτωτα και το ψυχοϲ 3ϲυϲτρεψαντοϲ δε του παυλου ϲφρυγανων πληθοϲ και επιθεντεϲ επι την πυραν εχιδνα απο τηϲ θερμηϲ εξελθουϲα καθηψε τηϲ χιροϲ αυτου 4ωϲ δε ειδον οι βαρβαροι κρεμαμενο το θηριον εκ τηϲ χιροϲ αυτου προϲ αλληλουϲ ελεγον πατωϲ φονευϲ εϲτι ο ανθρωποϲ ουτοϲ ον διαϲωθεντα εκ θαλαϲϲηϲ η δικη ζην ουκ ϊαϲεν 5ο μεν ουν αποτιναξαϲ το θηριον ειϲ το πυρ επαθεν ουδε 6οι δε προϲεδοκω αυτον μελλιν εμπιπραϲθαι η καταπιπτιν αφνω νεκρον επι πολυ δε αυτων προϲδοκωτων και θεωρωτων μηδεν ατοπον ειϲ αυτον γεινομενον μεταβαλλομενοι ελεγο αυτον ειναι θν · 7εν δε τοιϲ περι τον τοπον εκινον ϋπηρχε χωρια τω πρωτω τηϲ νηϲου ονοματι ποπλιω οϲ αναδεξαμενοϲ ημαϲ τριϲ ημεραϲ φιλοφρονωϲ εξενιϲεν 8εγενετο δε τον πατερα του ποπλιου πυρετοιϲ και δυϲεντεριω ϲυνεχομενον κατακειϲθαι προϲ ον ο παυλοϲ ειϲελθων και προϲευξαμενοϲ επιθιϲ ταϲ χιραϲ αυτω ιαϲατο αυτον
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Καὶ διασωθέντες τότε ἐπέγνωμεν ὅτι Μελίτη ἡ νῆσος καλεῖται. 2οἵ τε βάρβαροι παρεῖχαν οὐ τὴν τυχοῦσαν φιλανθρωπίαν ἡμῖν, ἅψαντες γὰρ πυρὰν προσελάβοντο πάντας ἡμᾶς διὰ τὸν ὑετὸν τὸν ἐφεστῶτα καὶ διὰ τὸ ψῦχος. 3συστρέψαντος δὲ τοῦ Παύλου φρυγάνων τι πλῆθος καὶ ἐπιθέντος ἐπὶ τὴν πυράν, ἔχιδνα ἀπὸ τῆς θέρμης ἐξελθοῦσα καθῆψεν τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ. 4ὡς δὲ εἶδον οἱ βάρβαροι κρεμάμενον τὸ θηρίον ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ, πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἔλεγον, πάντως φονεύς ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος ὃν διασωθέντα ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης ἡ δίκη ζῆν οὐκ εἴασεν. 5ὁ μὲν οὖν ἀποτινάξας τὸ θηρίον εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἔπαθεν οὐδὲν κακόν· 6οἱ δὲ προσεδόκων αὐτὸν μέλλειν ἐμπιπρᾶσθαι ἢ καταπίπτειν ἄφνω νεκρόν. ἐπὶ πολὺ δὲ αὐτῶν προσδοκώντων καὶ θεωρούντων μηδὲν ἄτοπον εἰς αὐτὸν γινόμενον, μεταβαλλόμενοι ἔλεγον αὐτὸν εἶναι θεόν. 7ἐν δὲ τοῖς περὶ τὸν τόπον ἐκεῖνον ὑπῆρχεν χωρία τῷ πρώτῳ τῆς νήσου ὀνόματι Ποπλίῳ, ὃς ἀναδεξάμενος ἡμᾶς τρεῖς ἡμέρας φιλοφρόνως ἐξένισεν. 8ἐγένετο δὲ τὸν πατέρα τοῦ Ποπλίου πυρετοῖς καὶ δυσεντερίῳ συνεχόμενον κατακεῖσθαι, πρὸς ὃν ὁ Παῦλος εἰσελθὼν καὶ προσευξάμενος, ἐπιθεὶς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῷ ἰάσατο αὐτόν.
1And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. 2And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. 3And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. 5And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. 6Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. 7In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. 8And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
9τουτου δε γενομενου και οι λοιποι οι εν τη νηϲω εχοντεϲ αϲθενειαϲ προϲηρχοντο και εθεραπευοντο 10οι και πολλαιϲ τιμαιϲ ετιμηϲαν ημαϲ και αναγομ̣ε̣νοιϲ επεθεντο προϲ ταϲ χρειαϲ · 11μετα δε τριϲ μηναϲ ανηχθημεν εν πλοιω παρακεχειμακοτι εν τη νηϲω αλεξανδρινω παραϲημω διοϲκουροιϲ 12και καταχθεντεϲ ειϲ ϲυρακουϲαϲ επεμειναμεν ημεραϲ τριϲ 13οθεν περιελοτεϲ κατηντηϲαμε ειϲ ρηγιον και μετα μιαν ημεραν επιγενομενου νοτου δευτερεοι ηλθομε ειϲ ποτιολουϲ 14ου ευροντεϲ αδελφουϲ παρεκληθημεν παρ αυτοιϲ επιμειναι ημεραϲ επτα και ουτωϲ ειϲ την ρωμην ηλθαμεν 15κακειθεν οι αδελφοι ακουϲαντεϲ τα περι ημων ηλθα ειϲ υπαντηϲιν υμιν αχρι π αππιου φορου και τριων ταβερνων ουϲ ϊδων ο παυλοϲ ευχαριϲτηϲαϲ τω θω ελαβε θαρϲοϲ 16οτε δε ειϲηλθομεν ειϲ την ρωμην επετραπη τω παυλω μενιν καθ εαυτον ϲυν τω φυλαϲϲοντι αυτον ϲτρατιωτη ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
9τούτου δὲ γενομένου καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ οἱ ἐν τῇ νήσῳ ἔχοντες ἀσθενείας προσήρχοντο καὶ ἐθεραπεύοντο, 10οἳ καὶ πολλαῖς τιμαῖς ἐτίμησαν ἡμᾶς καὶ ἀναγομένοις ἐπέθεντο τὰ πρὸς τὰς χρείας. 11Μετὰ δὲ τρεῖς μῆνας ἀνήχθημεν ἐν πλοίῳ παρακεχειμακότι ἐν τῇ νήσῳ Ἀλεξανδρίνῳ, παρασήμῳ Διοσκούροις. 12καὶ καταχθέντες εἰς Συρακούσας ἐπεμείναμεν ἡμέρας τρεῖς, 13ὅθεν περιελθόντες κατηντήσαμεν εἰς Ῥήγιον. καὶ μετὰ μίαν ἡμέραν ἐπιγενομένου νότου δευτεραῖοι ἤλθομεν εἰς Ποτιόλους, 14οὗ εὑρόντες ἀδελφοὺς παρεκλήθημεν παρ’ αὐτοῖς ἐπιμεῖναι ἡμέρας ἑπτά· καὶ οὕτως εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην ἤλθαμεν. 15κἀκεῖθεν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ἀκούσαντες τὰ περὶ ἡμῶν ἦλθαν εἰς ἀπάντησιν ἡμῖν ἄχρι Ἀππίου φόρου καὶ Τριῶν ταβερνῶν, οὓς ἰδὼν ὁ Παῦλος εὐχαριστήσας τῷ θεῷ ἔλαβε θάρσος. 16Ὅτε δὲ εἰσήλθομεν εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην, ἐπετράπη τῷ Παύλῳ μένειν καθ’ ἑαυτὸν σὺν τῷ φυλάσσοντι αὐτὸν στρατιώτῃ.
9So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: 10Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary. 11And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. 12And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. 13And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: 14Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. 15And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. 16And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
17εγενετο δε μετα ημεραϲ τρειϲ ϲυνκαλεϲαϲθαι αυτον τουϲ ονταϲ τω ϊουδαιων πρωτουϲ ϲυνελθοντων δε δε αυτων ελεγεν προϲ αυτουϲ · λεγω ανδρεϲ αδελφοι ουδεν εναντιο ποιηϲαϲ τω λαω η τοιϲ εθεϲι τοιϲ πατρωοιϲ δεϲμιοϲ εξ ϊεροϲολυμω παρεδοθην ειϲ ταϲ χιραϲ των ρωμαιων18οιτινεϲ ανακρινοντεϲ με εβουλοντο με απολυϲαι δια το μηδεμιαν αιτιαν θανατου ϋπαρχειν εν εμοι 19αντιλεγοντων δε των ιουδαιω ηναγκαϲθην επικαλεϲαϲθαι κεϲαρα ουχ ωϲ του εθνουϲ μου ου εχων τι κατηγορειν ˙ 20δια ταυτην ουν την αιτιαν παρεκαλεϲαν ϋμαϲ ϊδιν και προϲλαληϲαι εινεκεν γαρ τηϲ ελπιδοϲ του ϊϲδραηλ την αλυϲι ταυτην περικειμαι 21οι δε προϲ αυτον ειπαν ημιϲ ουτε γραμματα κατα ϲου εδεξαμεθα απο τηϲ ϊουδαιαϲ ουτε παραγενομενοϲ τιϲ των αδελφω απηγγιλεν η ελαληϲεν τι περι ϲου πονηρον 22αξιουμεν δε ακουϲαι παρα ϲου α φρονιϲ · περι μεν γαρ τηϲ αιρεϲεωϲ ταυτηϲ γνωϲτον ημι εϲτιν οτι πανταχου αντιλεγεται 23ταξαμενοι δε αυτω ημεραν ηλθο προϲ αυτον ειϲ τη ξενιαν πλειονεϲ οιϲ εξετιθετο διαμαρτυραμενοι τη βαϲιλειαν του θυ πιθων αυτουϲ περι του ιυ απο τε του νομου μωϋϲεωϲ και των προφητω απο πρωϊ εωϲ εϲπεραϲ 24και οι μεν ουν επιθοντο τοιϲ λεγομενοιϲ οι δε ηπιϲτουν
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
17ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ ἡμέρας τρεῖς συνκαλέσασθαι αὐτὸν τοὺς ὄντας τῶν Ἰουδαίων πρώτους· συνελθόντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἔλεγεν πρὸς αὐτούς· ἐγώ, ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, οὐδὲν ἐναντίον ποιήσας τῷ λαῷ ἢ τοῖς ἔθεσι τοῖς πατρῴοις, δέσμιος ἐξ Ἱεροσολύμων παρεδόθην εἰς τὰς χεῖρας τῶν Ῥωμαίων, 18οἵτινες ἀνακρίναντές με ἐβούλοντο ἀπολῦσαι διὰ τὸ μηδεμίαν αἰτίαν θανάτου ὑπάρχειν ἐν ἐμοί· 19ἀντιλεγόντων δὲ τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἠναγκάσθην ἐπικαλέσασθαι Καίσαρα, οὐχ ὡς τοῦ ἔθνους μου ἔχων τι κατηγορεῖν. 20διὰ ταύτην οὖν τὴν αἰτίαν παρεκάλεσα ὑμᾶς ἰδεῖν καὶ προσλαλῆσαι· εἵνεκεν γὰρ τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ τὴν ἅλυσιν ταύτην περίκειμαι. 21οἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν εἶπαν, ἡμεῖς οὔτε γράμματα περὶ σοῦ ἐδεξάμεθα ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας, οὔτε παραγενόμενός τις τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἀπήγγειλεν ἢ ἐλάλησέν τι περὶ σοῦ πονηρόν. 22ἀξιοῦμεν δὲ παρὰ σοῦ ἀκοῦσαι ἃ φρονεῖς, περὶ μὲν γὰρ τῆς αἱρέσεως ταύτης γνωστὸν ἡμῖν ἐστιν ὅτι πανταχοῦ ἀντιλέγεται. 23ταξάμενοι δὲ αὐτῷ ἡμέραν ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν ξενίαν πλείονες, οἷς ἐξετίθετο διαμαρτυρόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ πείθων τε αὐτοὺς περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἀπό τε τοῦ νόμου Μωϋσέως καὶ τῶν προφητῶν ἀπὸ πρωῒ ἕως ἑσπέρας. 24καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐπείθοντο τοῖς λεγομένοις, οἱ δὲ ἠπίστουν·
17And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. 18Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. 19But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of. 20For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. 21And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. 22But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. 23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 24And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
25αϲυμφωνοι τε οντεϲ προϲ αλληλουϲ απελυοντο ειποντοϲ του παυλου ρημα εν οτι καλωϲ το πνα το αγιον ελαληϲεν περι ηϲαϊου του προφητου προϲ τουϲ πατεραϲ υμων 26λεγων πορευθητι προϲ τον λαον τουτον · και ειπον ακοη ακουϲετε και ου μη ϲυνητε και βλεποντεϲ βλεψετε και ου μη ϊδητε · 27εβαρυνθη γαρ η καρδια του λαου τουτου και τοιϲ ωϲιν αυτω βαρεωϲ ηκουϲαν και τουϲ οφθαλμουϲ αυτων εκαμμυϲα μηποτε ϊδωϲιν τοιϲ οφθαλμοιϲ κ(αι) τοιϲ ωϲιν ακουϲωϲιν και επιϲτρεψωϲιν · και ϊαϲομαι αυτουϲ ˙ 28γνωϲτον ουν εϲτω ϋμιν οτι τοιϲ εθνεϲιν απεϲταλη τουτο το ϲωτηριον του θυ αυτοι και ακουϲοται · 30ενεμιναν δε διαιτιαν ολην εν ϊδιω μιϲθωματι και απεδεχετο παταϲ τουϲ ειϲπορευομενουϲ προϲ αυτο 31κηρυϲϲων την βαϲιλειαν του θυ και διδαϲκων τα περι του κυ ιυ μετα παϲηϲ παρρηϲιαϲ ακωλυτωϲ
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
25ἀσύμφωνοι τε ὄντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀπελύοντο, εἰπόντος τοῦ Παύλου ῥῆμα ἓν ὅτι καλῶς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἐλάλησεν διὰ Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ὑμῶν 26λέγων, πορεύθητι πρὸς τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον καὶ εἰπόν, ἀκοῇ ἀκούσετε καὶ οὐ μὴ συνῆτε, καὶ βλέποντες βλέψετε καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδητε· 27ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς. 28γνωστὸν οὖν ἔστω ὑμῖν ὅτι τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἀπεστάλη τοῦτο τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ θεοῦ· αὐτοὶ καὶ ἀκούσονται. 29 30Ἐνέμεινεν δὲ διετίαν ὅλην ἐν ἰδίῳ μισθώματι, καὶ ἀπεδέχετο πάντας τοὺς εἰσπορευομένους πρὸς αὐτόν, 31κηρύσσων τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ διδάσκων τὰ περὶ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ μετὰ πάσης παρρησίας ἀκωλύτως.
25And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, 26Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: 27For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 28Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. 29And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves. 30And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 31Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Cite
Source & Cross-References
- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
← previous · → next · v cycle view · l back to library